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This information seems to be accurate despite the named source. Looks like comments on a movie, The Third Miracle. Anyone know anything about it?
1 posted on 10/25/2007 9:19:51 PM PDT by Salvation
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This discussion is for Catholics only. Denoted Catholic Caucus thread.


2 posted on 10/25/2007 9:20:42 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation
1) The candidate must be deceased for a minimum of five years

Okay . . . so I get to the first step and I am already out. lol. Step two wasn't looking any better. I have a lot of work to do.

6 posted on 10/25/2007 11:37:26 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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“In the Catholic tradition, every once in a rare while a human being will lead a life of such incredible virtue that they are deemed to be closer to God than the rest of us, so close they can even bring about miracles.”

I don’t think this is an especially favorable way to state things.

I don’t think that we can say who, upon their arrival at the Beatific Vision, will be closer to God than whom.

All canonization means is that we are assured that the person is obtained of the Beatific Vision.

Furthermore, saints do not bring about miracles. Rather, they intercede on our behalf with God, Who performs miracles.

“Saints play an important role in Catholicism, providing a human model of perfect virtue.”

Saints, in this life, had failings, faults and errors. I’m not sure that it’s quite right to say that they are models of perfect virtue (with the exception of Mary).


9 posted on 10/27/2007 10:06:28 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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The following are the basic steps to becoming a saint:

1) The candidate must be deceased for a minimum of five years

Well, I'm disqualified right there.

11 posted on 10/27/2007 11:57:15 AM PDT by Barnacle (Hunter 2008)
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